Box for garments



May 19, 1925.

R. F. CUTHBERT BOX FOR GARMENTS Filed Sept. 23. 1924 INVENTOR Patented raayiaieas. i V Y 1,538,424 .UNITEYD, 'sTAT s PATENT" OFFICE.

ROBERT F. currrnnnrr, or new YORK, N. Y., assrenon TO THEO. "rrnnnnann a sons, Inc,- on NEW YORK, N. Y. .e. ooaronnrxon on NEW YORK.

BOX FOB GAR-MENTS.

Application filed September 23, 1924. Serial NO. 739,253.

To all whom it may concern affords a support for several of the garment- Be it known that 1, ROBER F. OUTirnnR'r, holding means which lie within the box. a citizen of the United States, and a resident i The-end 2 of the box is provided with a of the city, county, and State of New York, wire hook 7 which .is firmly secured into 5 have invented a new and i'iseful Improvethe frame 6 as disclosed in Figure 3. This ment in Boxes for Garments, of which the 'hook depends downwardly into the box and following is a specification. V engages with a hook 8 on a garment hanger This invention relates to an improvement 9 on Whiclithe garment 10 is held. The upin a box or container intended for use in per fold of'the garment 10 ext-ends for the 10 holding garments in such condition that full length of the box and at the end of the same may be readily shipped or disthe box 3, said garment is folded over a rod played without the same becoming unduly or bar 11 which connects two side pieces 12,

wrinkled or in any way damaged. the inner ends of said side pieces 12 being v 'My improved box is particularly useful plvoted at 13 to the frame 6 of the box at 15 1n connection with ladies dresses or other its opposite side edges 4and 5. 7

garments of considerable length which have A pivoted frame is thus provided, the to be contained in a folded condition in the same consisting of the side edges 12 and box and I provide said box withmeans for cross-bar 11. Said frameis capable of beholding the garment in such a position that ing pivoted about the pivots 13 so that its it cannot be shaken about loosely in the box, free end where the bar 11 is located, can 7 wrinkled or otherwise damaged. be lifted up and out of the box when it is Reference is to be had to the accompanyrequired to remove the garment. ing drawing, forming a part hereof, in In Figure 4, the beginning of this pivotal whioh movement of the frame is disclosed in dotted Figure 1 is a perspective view of my imlines. The underfold of the garment, shown proved box with its cover removed to show at 14 extends back towards the end of the its interior; box 2 and at a position intermediate of the Figure 2 is a plan view of the same; hook 7 and movable frame is a cross-strip Figure 3 is a perspective view of a por- 15 which is secured to the bottom of the 30 tion of one end of the box showing a hook box in any suitable Way such as by tacks or for receiving the garment hanger; pins 16. At 17 are shown spring clips which Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line are preferably held in position by the cross- 44 of Figure 2 looking inthe direction of strip 15 which lies over the downwardly the arrows; i and inwardly bent portions 18 and 19 of Figure 5 is a sectional view of one of the these clips. These clips engage with the side edges of the box showing one of the side edges of theunderfold 14 of the garspring clips; and ment near its lower end and hold the same Figure 6 is a perspective view of the porfrom shifting within the box. tion of the box shown in Figure 5. It will be seen that the clips are so formed.

4 Throughout the various views of the that they in no manner can injure the gardrawings, similar reference characters desiglnent, yet they hold the lower end of the nate similar parts. same taut enabling the garment to be drawn In the preferred embodiment of my insnugly over he cross-bar 11 and thence up vention shown in the accompanying drawtowards the end 2 of the box where he ing, 1 indicates the b ttom of th box, 2 hook 8 on the hanger 9 1s caused to engage indicates one of the ends, 3 the opposite Wlih th ook 6 11 th end and 4 and 5 the longitudinal sides. The The garment when in its proper posibox is preferably made in an elongated tion in. the box is held under considerable form, and the bottom, sides and ends are tension and it. cannotshift above the box preferably made of cardboard, thin wood or in any way, although t may be readily rethe like. To add rigidity and strength to moved for display by disconnecting the hook the box, the upper edges of the ends'2 and 3 '8 from the hook 6, disengaging the end of and sides '4 and 5 are provided with a the garment from under the clips 17 and strengthening frameofwood as at 6. This then lifting the frame and drawing a garis preferably of considerable thickness and ment from under 1t.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that my invention is not to be restricted to the exact rided with a ci'ossineu1ber located at one,

end of the box over which the garn'ient is folded, and means at the opposite end of the box for detachably holding the upper end of the garment.

2. A box for holding a garment, said box having means at one end for detachably engaging the upper end of a garment, a pivoted frame near the other end of the box, said frame having av cross member lo- (rated at one end of the box over which a garment is adapted to be folded, and permanentl located spring clips at the bottom of the box and at the longitudinal side edges of the same for engaging the lower end of the garment.

3. A box for holding a folded garment, said box having a member extending transversely, clips at the ends of said member extending on top of the same and adapted to engage a garment at its lower end, a frame having its side pivoted to the sides of the box, said frame having a cross member located at one end of the box when said frame lies within the box, a hook at the end of the box opposite to the end where the frameis located, adapted to receive agarment hanger for supporting the upper end of a garment and adapted to detaehabl engage said hook.

A box for holding a garment, said box having its upper edge surrounded by a thickened fran'ie, a hook in said frame at one end of the box, a movable frame having its side members pivoted in the box frame at the longitudinal sides of the box and at a distance from the ends of said box, a cross bar connecting the free ends of said movable frame at one of the ends of the box, and spaced fixed means on the bottom of the box for detachably engaging and holding the lower end of a garment when the same extends in a folded position over the cross bar on the movable frame.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 18 day of September, 192*.

R. F. CUTHBERT. 

